STAFF

Noah came to Pierce Chapel from Christ Community Church (his home church). For the last 3 of those years, Noah volunteered as the “right-hand man” of CCC’s full-time youth minister.

Noah has a passion for students and seeks to help them know their hope and value in Christ. He is committed to pouring his life into our students to encourage and challenge them to follow Christ with their whole hearts!

A graduate of Veritas Classical School in 2016, he also earned his Bachelors in Ministry Leadership degree through Toccoa Falls College. Noah married Ansley in June 2021 and Ansley is a faithful volunteer with our youth ministries.

Beth has many years of experience serving children and families as a nanny as well as years of experience managing employees in a retail setting.  She not only loves to connect with people herself, but she also has the natural ability to help connect people with one another. 

Beth identifies “shepherding” as one of her spiritual gifts, and her desire is to shepherd children into the knowledge that they are deeply loved by God and to support parents as they guide their children in a growing relationship with Jesus.

Beth and her husband, Will, have three children:  Elijah, Everett, and Elaina.   

Elena has been an active member of Pierce Chapel for years and grew up in our Children’s Ministry. She has a heart for kids and has always wanted to serve in this role to give back to the church.  Elena is a gifted leader and devoted young follower of Christ and her gifts get to shine through her work with our Children’s Ministry! She is also employed with our Pierce Chapel Preschool during the week.

Elena is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Ministry Leadership at Toccoa Falls College. She enjoys the outdoors, music, and teaching kids about Jesus’ love!

Debbie accepted the role of Preschool Director in January 2022. She has an impeccable reputation as an educator  in this community and she is dedicated to loving and serving children and their families in truly life-shaping ways. 

Over her career, she has served as  Assistant Principal and Principal in Harris County, and in her work as Assistant Superintendent of Schools, she oversaw the Pre-K program for all of Harris County.  Debbie has a proven track record of fostering healthy, supportive relationships with staff, with parents, and with children. 

She and husband, Doright, have two sons who are both in college: Philip & Andrew.

Clare is a native of Columbus, GA where she grew up in the Methodist Church. She attended the University of Alabama and graduated with a degree in Fine Arts.

Clare enjoys spending her spare time with her family, taking photographs of nature, sewing, and painting. She loves to put her creative skills to work while serving the church!
She and her husband, Jerry, and their two children, Liam and Hannah Clare, enjoy vacationing in the mountains and at their favorite beach spot, Jekyll Island.

Dawn received her Bachelors in Accounting and MBA from Columbus State University. She has been working in accounting for over 15 years because she loves numbers and how they are accurate and exact. She married Eric Krueger in August 1999 and they had their daughter, Madeleine, in 2002 and their son, Nicholas, in 2005. Her children play sports all over the southeast and her family loves to travel to their sporting events.

As Pierce Chapel’s financial secretary, she hopes to serve those in the church by providing accurate and reliable information.

Robbie is originally from Hattiesburg, Mississippi but grew up the son of diplomats in South Africa, Germany and Japan. Serving as our Young Adult/College Student Minister, Robbie has a heart for a demographic he says are “consistently skipped over but expected to lead”.

When not developing mature disciples who know, love and serve Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, Robbie serves as a Detective with the Columbus Police Department. Robbie received both his Bachelor Degree in Criminal Justice and Master Degree in Public Administration from Columbus State University. He is currently completing the course work for Certified Lay Minister in the Global Methodist Church. Robbie and his wife, Tiffany have two teenage daughters, Addison and Reagan.

Sierra began working with Pierce Chapel’s Music Ministry while in high school and has been serving as an assistant to our music director for several years.  She is our lead vocalist and beautifully leads our congregation in songs and hymns on Sunday mornings. Sierra recently graduated from Columbus State University in December 2024 with a degree in Music Education and Voice. Sierra also teaches and shares her musical knowledge at Wynnbrook School and through private lessons.

Sierra married her long-time sweetheart, Ethan Wells, in the spring of 2025.

Will has worked for The Georgia Lottery Corporation for the last decade but recently has come on staff to serve as the Facilities Manager. You will find him working hard to maintain the church property and transitioning the church to prepare for the many meetings and events that happen each week.

Will says “I like Pierce Chapel for the community of believers. The missions, the relationships, the feeling of genuine people growing together to be more like Jesus. That’s what brought our family to here.” Will is married to our Children’s Ministry Coordinator, Beth Hudson and they have 3 children. 

 Will finds enjoyment in fly fishing and other outdoor and hunting activities when he has a few hours off!